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Monday, August 2, 2010

Twitter Affliction

My latest technological distraction is “Twitter”. Like I didn’t have enough to occupy my time, I have now subjected myself to hundreds of daily updates on a wide range of topics from hunting, fishing, weather, national and local news updates to scores of other related and unrelated informational injections. Through an application called “Twitterfeed”, I join in on the fun and am able to automatically send my blog updates to Twitter to alert any of my “Followers” when I write new posts. These notifications appear as short one-lined titles with short URLs that direct “Followers” where to go if they wish to read the provided article or find additional information.

At first, I found Twitter to be a little bit overpowering, as there are simply to many updates. To assist in managing the shear volume of information, I quickly learned to organize “lists” and “favorites” that help to center your attention on smaller more manageable bits of data.

If you haven’t yet connected your blog to twitter, I suggest you give it a try! It certainly helps in distributing your posting notifications to a much larger audience.

After much experimentation, I have finally decided on a Twitter gadget I like. I ended up using Twitter Update by Blogger Buster and have added it to my Blog side bar. Will be curious to see how it works!

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Steve Vose (AKA The Rabid Outdoorsman) is a Registered Maine Guide, outdoor writer, blogger, photographer and lover of Maine's woods and waters. Through his writing, he shares hunting, fishing & general sporting information with others passionate about the great outdoors. When able to find time in his hectic schedule, he even manages to do a little bit of guiding, where he takes great pride in introducing others to the rugged beauty of the Maine wilderness.